Windmill Road School

Norman Conquest, Yes eventually I did, but it was banned in England and hard to obtain, but he wrote so much more. He was from the Midlands, his father a miner, and only a few years before my time, and his descriptive of the countryside and peoples emotions were the best to me. A few years later, someone asked for my help, in an emotion turmoil, he needed to get away for awhile, we left Coventry Station next morning at 8am. I could do that. We became very good friends, and he came with me to Cannes many times.Long story.

Hi Derrick Arthur Windmill Road School 1955/6 The little girl on the back row, sixth from the left, is my auntie Pauline Marshall. We also have a photo of my mother at Windmill Road School somewhere, Patricia Marshall, now Dimbleby. I shall have to dig it out. I think my mum attended in 1950.

Does anyone remember Margret Garner at windmill rd school 46 to 56

Hi Enid price was my cousin there was Joan price John price and me Janet price looking for pictures from my time does anyone know where to get them or on here does anyone remember me

I attached a photo of my brother's class circa 1952/53. He was born in 1942. Enid Price is on that photo (post No 29) on this Topic

Hi Janet, have sent you an email via contact, re John Price

Just looking at the photo's and my wife's nan, Mrs Allsop, is noted on one of them. Mrs Allsop had 3 daughters, Jean, Pamela and Barbara, they lived in Arbury Avenue.

I have been showing the photos to my aunties and uncle and they remember some of the names. Their name is Anderson and they lived on Pearson Avenue. There were nine of them, so I'm sure people remember them and they all went to Windmill Road School.

Hi Samoc, I attended Windmill Road/Longford Park school from about 1949/50 to 1959/60, were any of your aunts or uncles at this school during those years?

Hi Johnwright Yes they did. Carol Anderson would have started there in 1949/50, then Pearl Anderson in 51/52, Eunice in 1954, and Laurence in 1955. Christine was also there but would have started in 1947/48. I showed Carol the photos from this site today and she recognised herself and could name several others.

Hi Samoc again, It seems that your Carol Anderson started at Windmill Road school at the same time as me, so our paths must have crossed at sometime or other. Can she remember any of her classmates ? My own memory is fading with age, but I will mention some of the kids that I knew in my class. John Oakley, Melvyn Cooper, Gilbert Dobbs, Les Poole, Anne Drower, Jill Arkinstall, Enid and Joan Price. There are, of course many more, perhaps Carol could name some. I am in contact with some of our old schoolmates, many not in Coventry or England now.

Hi John She does remember some of the people. I will get her to write them down and I will post them on here. She is on the photo you posted, on the front row, fourth from the right.

Hi Samoc, Yes, have looked back on the class photo, and do remember her. Please give her my regards, although she may not even remember me!!

Windmill Road 1961/62 (photo became badly creased over the years) BACK ROW : John Woodward, David Farndon, David Johnson, David Garland, Jeffrey Gainer, Roger Coles, Rowland Clegg, Ian Foster, Lawrence Anderson, Linda Williams, Eileen Warner, Olwyn Porter. MIDDLE ROW : Derrick Oldham, Vicky Warner, Susan Boffin, Wendy Wilkinson, Susan Parry, Paula Wills, Jennifer Sylvester, Marion ?, Christine Amos, Muriel Brown, Susan Taylor 1, Susan Taylor 2 FRONT ROW : Alan Guest, Bill Gardner, Susan Harrison, Barbara Pembroke, Patsy Kelly, Brian Aldridge, Stephen Etheridge, Sylvia Dixon, Paula Elliott, Valerie Simpson, John Pearson. Many classmates had older (& younger) brothers & sisters. i.e. Jim & Gillian Parry, Mick Garland, Lynda & Andrene Clegg, Shirley Boffin, Tony & Pat Harrison, Carol Dixon (& other siblings), George Wilkinson (& other siblings), a number of Andersons, Roy & Linda Pearson, Brenda, Linda, Peter & Jeanette Guest. John Wright. In a similar vein, I was in the same class as Sharon Oakley, Joyce Pool and Stephen Dobbs who are probably younger siblings of your classmates. I also remember a Barry Arkinstall.

Hi Derrick. John Oakley did not have a sister, he had an elder brother Bill. If anyone knows of the whereabouts of either John or Bill, I would love to hear from them. I do not know if the others you mention have brothers or sisters but obviously it is possible. I am in touch with some of our old schoolmates, and it's always nice to know of more. Many thanks Derrick for your response.